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Growth functions of surface groups

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, 84602, Provo, UT, USA

    J. W. Cannon

  2. Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Box 4348, 60680, Chicago, IL, USA

    Ph. Wagreich

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We dedicate this paper with appreciation and admiration to Heisuke Hironaka on his sixtieth birthday and to the Cannon parents as they celebrate their eightieth birthday

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Cannon, J.W., Wagreich, P. Growth functions of surface groups. Math. Ann. 293, 239–257 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01444714

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